WhatsApp expected to be available on Windows Phone 8 within a matter of days

We've already reported on WhatsApp's absence from the Windows Phone 8 Store, but now confirmation has been published that quotes a response from Nokia Care. The reply contains details on when we can expect to see the popular service make an appearance for new Windows Phone hardware. We've received countless emails pleading for information. Well, here we have it.

According to WPDaily.it, the following was sent in by someone who took note of a conversation with a Nokia Care representative

"In response to your concern, kindly note that The WhatsApp Messenger application for WP8 phones is being updated to a newer version and it will be available in the Microsoft Store by the end of this week so its better to wait for it as the application you have downloaded from www.windowsphone.com is not compatible with Lumia 920."

Should the above quote be anything to go by, we could be seeing a new version of WhatsApp hit the Windows Phone Store by the end of the week. It also serves as confirmation that the app was removed for bug fixing and wasn't for the compnay to begin charging users as other news sources have incorrectly speculated.

Until the app is again available, we recommend checking out the likes of Kik, which is a great messenger that is already out for Windows Phone 8. We're not expecting much from the WhatsApp team as the app has been plagued with issues since it was released for the platform.

If you're a Windows Phone 7.x owner, be sure to check the Windows Phone Store on your handset as the app is still available. Note that should you experience issues locating the app, you may have to use a direct link or Bing Search. We'll announce when it's available for Windows Phone 8 owners.

I have been using the original version without any issues on my 920. Don't like Kik. Don't get tile notifications and I find out about messages long after they are sent if I check the app itself. Oh well.....

Hopefully they fix the delayed messages issue, especially on wifi. This thing warms the hell out of my phone with use in a matter of seconds. I ended up having to uninstall due to battery drain and overheating issues.

Oh that's why my phone heats up like a mutha! Indeed while using whatsapp! Sure hope they make some killer fixes... Msges gets delivered/received with delays most of the time. Very buggy app as it is right now.

Ya, i think the overheating migh tbe related to the delay in messages. Perhaps the connectivity issue causing more resources on the phone. I just said screw this, im taking this out until it gets resolved. Been fine using regular text without overheating or delayed messages. I found the getting the notification and going into whatsapp and not finding new messages unless i close out a few times very annoying.

Only necessary if the people you text a lot have limited texting plans, but if the people you text are on unlimited, no need for it.

Some users on android and verizon cant group text, so may be another reason why to use this if you want group texting. If friends are on ATT/Tmobile, group texting shouldn't be a problem and again no need for this app. I had 200 text plan that is why i used whatsapp for years, but now i am on unlimited, there isn't too much of a need at this point for me since i am able to group text with friends with no issues.

My particular case for using it is because there's no signal at my company's lab. But since they have WiFi, I can login and message through whatsapp. I really don't get why people say its unstable or have missed messages. My gf and I both have it on our nl 920's and they rock compared to kik or im+(which was my particular favorite before).

It is working on mine as well didn't experience any issues so far except that sometimes messages take longer to get delivered and when i send pictures it doesnt show when they are delivered
but of course you can't find it in the store anymore

People that have Whatsapp on their WP8 device already have the WP7 version. It was then removed to be replaced by the WP8 version due out by the end of the week. Its been said to be 6 times faster with better emoji. Im hoping for proper 'skype' like notifications etc

hope we get the ability to save videos to our pictures hub, or video hub... as long as it gets done. friends send me videos all the time, but tno way to save then on the current app, wich I have running on my 920... super slooooowwww....

I still find it strange that a company like Whatsapp isn't more open about this stuff. Would be nice to let them inform their customers about app-updates or releases. I can understand that they have difficulty pointing the exact date, but this kind of news is exactly what i would expect to find on their blog or even twitter. Come on Whatsapp, its not that hard! (nevermind the "thats what she said" pun here).

KIK messenger just don't do it for me .. slow, conversations missing, fail to send real time notifications. Kakaotalk crashes every time you send a message and close the app. once u open it again it says no chats. once you get new message, it takes ages to show recieved message cuz it has to retrieve the chat list. Tiger text dosen't work.. you cannot enable push notifications. so far the best expirence for cross platform texting have been Wechat... it takes few minutes to recieve the confirmation code, but it work... that has been good enough as temporary solution, but just can't wait to get whatsapp installed on my NL920 ... just hoping it doens't use the same methos ad VIber.. i am tired of finding out that i've recieved an text message first when entering the app ... coming from android and used to everything working, i hope that WP will proove just as good. like the stability and design of the software.

KIK had just the same problems as whatsapp on my 8x. And on kik the tile won't even update so I don't know if I have a message on KIK. Whatsapp does that just fine. But both are not made for wp8 and screen size so i stick with whatsapp. I think that with the update, whatsapp is gonna be very smooth (which it already is on my 8x because of the 1,5gHz). And hopefully they keep the fake music stream behind, it is so anoying!

A source I read on the inter from, whatsapp employer said that app is,going to be x6 times faster with new emotions but they will still use same API until windows changes something that I didn't understand when I read.